Board of Directors

ANNE LUCAS spent 15 years in corporate management before earning her MA in Systems Counseling and entering private practice as a marriage and family therapist. Her work with couples in all stages of relationship as well as her organizational skills made Collaborative Law a perfect match. Over the years Anne's practice has grown to include mediation, parent coaching, therapy, teaching and training. She is the Director and owner of The Evergreen Clinic in Kirkland which consists of an independent group of therapists, psychologists and prescribers all practicing under one roof who provide mental health services to the Eastside. She has a therapy practice where she specializes in couple relationships – premarital, marital, divorce, remarriage and partnership. She works as a Divorce Coach in Collaborative Practice assisting couples in creating healthy divorce options and post-divorce relationships, a parent coach for post-divorce families and as a mediator helping resolve disputes with creative solutions. Anne is a co-founder of the Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group training attorneys, mental health and financial professionals in Collaborative Law locally and across the country. She has served on the Board of King County Collaborative Law as President, is the past president, current Board member of the Collaborative Professionals of Washington, a statewide organization and Board member for the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Anne is adjunct faculty at Saybrook University teaching Master's level students.

family lawyer and collaborative professional

My family law experience spans over 20 years. My passion for finding out-of-court solutions for clients lead me to study towards a Master of Laws (Family Law Mediation) and I hold a Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution Practice.

Subsequently, I began to practice in Collaborative Practice, after realising the additional and unique benefits it offers to separating couples at what is often a traumatic time of their lives.

The skills I gained in my mediation training have equipped me to work within the "interest based negotiation" model of Collaborative Practice - in particular working with clients to understand what is truly important to them as they move forward with their lives.

I am committed to Collaborative Practice and have been a member of the committees of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals for many years.

I regularly attended training sessions (both nationally and internationally) in an effort to further my knowledge and continue to develop my skills in assisting clients to work towards a positive outcome for their family.

I am a mental health professional working as a collaborative divorce coach to help families resolve their conflict in a respectful and dignified manner within the collaborative process.
Currently, I am serving on the Executive Committee on the IACP Board as President and a founding Board member on the New Jersey State Council for Collaborative Practice Groups. I am the past president of my local group, Collaborative Divorce Association of North Jersey, and I am serving on that Board as a Treasurer.